Fan-mask.



PATENTEDY JUN-E 9, 1903. P. ESGH-ENBAOH. A

FAN MASK. APPLICATION FILED MB. 5. 1903.

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W n w 1% UNITED STATES fPatented (Tune 9, 1903.

PAULESCHENBAOH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

FAN-MAS K.

srncrrrcnrron forming part f Letters Patent No. 730,357, dated June e,1903.

i Application filed February 5, 1903- Serial No.'l42,041. No model),

:To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL ESOHENBACH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gin cinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State- Thisinvention relates to improvements in' masks; and it consists in a maskwhich is formed of a fan having portions cut out to fit the features ofa face, so that the face is disguised by applying the fan thereto. 7 Italso consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, andarrangementsof parts, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a fan,showing the lower part of a face with an aperture made for the insertionof a nose. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the fanmask with the nose and oneeye out out.

The invention has for its object the production of a fan which may beused as a mask, the fan being applied to the face of a person so thatthe features of the person are partially covered and partiallydisguised. As embodying the invention in a practical formI haveillustrated the mask as a fan in Fig. 1, where the lower portion of aface is represented upon the fan, the mouth and chin being intact, whilethe upper portion of the face is cut away and a recess or notch isformed just above the mouth to receive the nose of aperson using themask. The bodyportion of the fan 1 can thus be provided with anydesirable configuration. The fan may be cut out at only one feature, asat 2, (shown in Fig; 1,) for receiving merely the nose of the personusing the fan-mask. As shown in Fig. 2, a second feature, as 3, eitheran eye or some other portion of the face maybe removed for varying thedesign and disguise. In Fig. 2 of the drawings a fan is shown which iscovered with the representation of a considerable part of a face,'thenose and one eye of which is cutout to fit upon the person using themask. The fan may be made in various forms, but I preferably. provide itwith a simple handle, as 4c, by which it may be carried and applied tothe face.

It will be evident that the fan may be provided Witha varied number ofconfigurations and designs upon its front surface and that the featuresout out to apply the mask to a face may be varied to produce fans ofdifferent aspect and to produce designs of greater or less disguisingefiect, all within the spirit of the invention. The principal feature ofthe invention lies in producing a fan which may be used as a mask andcan be applied to the features of a persons'face so as to greatly changethe appearance of said face from its natural condition.

7 Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An improved articleof. manufacture, a fan-mask having upon it aconfiguration of an animal face having a feature thereof re moved, atwhich place the user may substitute an equivalent feature of his ownface, said fan-mask being provided with a suitable handle.

2. An improved article of manufacture, a fan-mask formed with a partialconfiguration of an animals face and having a feature removed by cuttingout from the edge thereof, a

portion of the material constituting the mask,

at which cut-out place the user may substitute the equivalent feature ofhis own face, and a handle for said fan-mask, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereofl'hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

PAUL ESCHENBAOH. lVitnesses:

L. Loonwoonrmnns, W. D. HENDERSON.

